available new version of the project Calyxos 2.8.0 , developing firmware based on the Android 11 platform, is delivered from bindings to Google services and providing additional means to ensure privacy and security. Ready version of the firmware Prepared for PIXEL devices (2, 2 xl, 3, 3a, 3 xl, 4, 4a, 4 xl and 5) and Xiaomi Mi A2.
Platform Features:
- Monthly formation of automatically installed updates, including current fixes vulnerabilities .
- priority to providing encrypted communications. Using the default Signal Messenger. Built-in calls interface support for encrypted calls through Signal or WhatsApp. Supply of K-9 email client with OpenPGP support. Using OpenKeyChain To control encryption keys.
- Support for devices with two SIM cards and programmable SIM cards (ESIM, allows you to connect to cellular network operators through QR code activation).
- By default, the DuckduckGo Browser browser with blocking advertising and trackers is used. The system also has Tor Browser.
- VPN support is integrated – the choice is given the possibility of entering the network via free VPN calyx and risep .
- When using the phone in the access point mode, the ability to organize output via VPN or TOR is available.
- CLOUDFLARE DNS is available as a DNS provider.
- to install applications A directory F-Droid and Aurora Store (Alternative client for Google Play).
- Instead of Google services, the Microg set is supplied (alternatively implementing the Google Play API, Google Cloud Messaging and Google Maps, which does not require the installation of proprietary components of Google). MICROG inclusion is carried out at the request of the user.
- Instead of Google Network Location Provider, a layer is proposed for using Mozilla Location Service or dejavu . To convert addresses to the location (Geocoding Service), OpenStreetMap Nominatim .
- There is a visual interface to track the powers of applications.
- provides PANIC button for emergency data cleaning and deleting certain applications.
/Media reports.